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-8(5k+ 8)
Can someone tell me the answer?

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-8(5k+ 8)

Multiply the bracket by -8

-8(5k)-8(8)

=-40k-64

Answer: -40k-64

User SGD
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First you must distribute (multiply) the -8 to the numbers inside the parentheses, which would be 5k and 8...

(-8*5k) + (-8*8)

-40k + (-64)

-40k - 64

Hope this helped!

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